Senate debates

Thursday, 12 September 2019

Bills

Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019; In Committee

12:43 pm

Photo of Bridget McKenzieBridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Agriculture) | Hansard source

I can't be clearer, and I've said it 100 times—actually, that's not true; I'm misleading the committee. I've probably said it 15 times this morning. Trespass is a state issue. The Attorney-General has already met with state and territory counterparts to start discussing how they can strengthen their trespass regimes to make sure that farmers, fishers and foresters can go about their lawful business without harassment, intimidation, theft, property damage et cetera, as we've discussed and as was laid out ad nauseam throughout the inquiry into this bill. What this piece of legislation before the committee goes to is incitement using a carriage service.

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